Before the Game

Preparation:

Dress as required
Introduce yourself to competition organisers and fellow officials
If no umpire check, additional equipment that may be required (measures, long tape etc.)
Your equipment – score card, pen/pencil, chalk, coin, measure, wedges
Introduce yourself to the players
Make sure bowls have been checked
Make sure you can identify each player's bowls
Ask players for permission to remove any dead bowls
Remind players that you’ll need time to:

Check that the mat is properly centred

Mark touchers and remove marks

Ask International players whether they want distances in imperial or metric measurements


Trial Ends:

During trial ends centre the jack where the player tells you.

When a bowl comes to rest – tell or show the player the position in relation to jack high.

If the bowl moves the jack – put the jack back to its original position.